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Leeds Numeric: Newspaper

Reference examples

Newspaper article

Family name, INITIAL(S). Title of article. Newspaper title. Date, year, page number(s).

Example:

Webster, B. New speed camera puts more drivers in the frame. The Times. 24 May, 2006, p.1.

Newspaper article (online)

Family name, INITIAL(S). Title of article. Newspaper title. [Online]. Full date. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL

Example:

Adewunmi, B. Caring for the carers: helping children who care for parents with mental illness. The Guardian.[Online]. 12 December, 2014. [Accessed 24 May 2017]. Available from: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/12/-sp-guardian-observer-christmas-appeal-kidstime

Newspaper cartoon

Family name, INITIAL(S) (of cartoonist). Title of cartoon. Newspaper title. Date, year, page number.

Example:

Bell, S. The alleged al-Qaida threat to Los Angeles. The Guardian. 10 February, 2006, p.29.

Use p. to reference a single page, and pp. for a range of pages.

Citation examples

Standard citation

Every citation should be labelled within your text by using a number in brackets (1).
You should insert the citation number directly after a source is referred to in your text, even if this is in the middle of your sentence. It is acceptable to place a citation number at the end of a paragraph, if the entire paragraph is referring to the same source.

Examples:
Aitchison (1) suggests that language change is inevitable, but not a bad thing.
One leading expert suggests that language change is inevitable, but is not a bad thing (1).

The first item you cite is allocated number 1, the second item is allocated number 2, and so on throughout your piece of work.

Once a source has been allocated a number, this number is used again if you refer to the same source at a later point in your work.

If you use the name of the author(s) of a souce within the text and there are three or more authors for the source, then the name of the first author shoule be given, followed by the phrase "et al.".

Example:

Southgate et al. (1) emphasised that references should be presented in a consistent manner.

When to include page numbers

You should include page numbers if you quote directly from the text, paraphrase specific ideas or explanations, or use an image, diagram, table, etc. from a source.

Example:

"It was emphasised that citations in a text should be consistent" (1, p.24).

When referencing a single page, you should use p.

For a range of pages, use pp.

Example:

p.7 or pp.20-29.

If the page numbers are in Roman numerals, do not include p. before them.

Example:

(5, iv)

Common issues

When you're referencing with Leeds Numeric you may come across issues with missing details, multiple authors, edited books, references to another author's work or online items, to name a few. Here are some tips on how to deal with some common issues when using Leeds Numeric.

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